The second and last generation of the Saturn Vue was launched in 2007 as a 2008 model year. The car was right, the times were wrong and it only lasted for two years.

General Motors built the Saturn brand as a lower-budget brand and built most of its products on European platforms.

General Motors tried to offer lower-budget crossover on the U.S. market but didn't want to affect the well-established ones, such as Chevrolet or Pontiac, and chose Saturn.